Mixed Plate debate on privacy and monitoring

November 22, 2009

Would you exchange personal privacy for counter terrorism monitoring systems?  Be part of the debate during this semester’s Mixed Plate Debate on Tuesday, November 24, 2009 from 3-5 pm in the Sea Warrior Center. Seasonal treats will be served. Inspired by this year’s First-Year Seminar common book “Little Brother,” the topic will be personal privacy, surveillance, and counter [...]

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China and the Internet, censorship, and human rights

November 18, 2009

Erping Zhang, Director of Association for Asian Research in New York City, will examine the role of the Internet in China’s social change today, especially in light of the government’s strive to censor certain websites and the Chinese netizens’ effort to counter the censorship. He will explain why Beijing is so concerned with information control [...]

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Big Brother is watching you

November 18, 2009

The Common Book Committee and the Diplomacy and Military Studies Program welcome Captain Carl Schuster, USN (retired) and Director of the Cubic Virtual Analysis Center. Captain Schuster will be discussing surveillance practices in the United States since 9/11. Please join us for his address followed by a question and answer period in the Warmer Auditorium [...]

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Examples of surveillance cameras

November 16, 2009

The Panopticon is an excellent Flickr photo group with over user-contributed 2500 photos of surveillance cameras.

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